Best Driver: Kevin Magnussen; great result that few saw coming
Worst Driver: Pastor Maldonado
Best Team: Mercedes
Worst Team: Lotus
Best Overtake: that one
Funniest Moment: Grosjean getting the first drive-through of the season before the race has even started
Most Surprising Result: Max Chilton finally outqualifying Jules Biancchi on pace
Least Surprising Result: Mercedes victory
Special Mention to: Vettel for being a teamplayer and assisting Ricciardo from the pitwall, Ricciardo, Kvyatt, Bottas
Race Rating: 7/10
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The funny thing is that since his retirement, the shitstorm all the Vettel/Red Bull haters were hoping for to fuel their personal agenda, has been absent. He’s been rather complimentary about Vettel, putting him on par with Alonso.

I have tried to make it into serious racing, but first driving a kart at age 16 it was always going to be a long shot. I participated in the Dutch indoorkart championship, where I finished 7th overall, but I was always faster outdoor. Unfortunately I couldn’t find any sponsorship money. In all honesty, I don’t think I’d have been good enough for F1, but I feel I could have done reasonably well in the lower classes.

As in “hey, at least I did this”, I beat Rintje Ritsma (world champonship speed skater and later Renault cup racer) in a kart race, and at the launch event of F1 2010, I set a time only 0.17 seconds slower than ex-F1 driver Robert Doornbos :D .

I agreed with the premise that the security guard shouldn’t be talked down because he was doing his job.. until I saw the video. When you’re being followed by 3 camera teams, it speaks for itself that you’re legit.

I’m from the Netherlands, but I’m not paying for Sport1. I watch everything on BBC HD via cable tv (when BBC has a live race), or grab a webstream of Sky Sports F1.

I have a 42″ full hd led tv on one side of the living room, and the couch on the other; approximately 5 meters distance between them, both against the wall. The window is to the side (so say, tv is north, couch is south, than the window is west, and east goes into the kitchen). We have flat carpet on the floor, and any furniture (with the exception of a small table) is set against the wall: nothing in the middle.